New Year's Eve Wedding!

Shaunes and Brian had a New Years Eve wedding at one of my favorite venues: Glen Eyrie Castle! What could be more romantic than a wedding, in winter, with new fallen snow at a castle!? Flowers were all white, of course, with touches of snowflakes, snowballs made from white carnations and pinecone details everywhere. Check out the awesome pictures from their photographer, Carrie Wildes. www.carriewildes.com/blog Congratulations to Shaunes and Brian and thank you for ending my business year on a magical note!

Cultural Infusion Wedding

Sunny had an amazing dress made from pineapple leaves. Nope! Not scratchy, but the fibers from the material were made from pineapple leaves! I wish I could have seen it in person, but she did send me a picture and it truly was a gorgeous gown! In addition, her bridesmaids wore light green tops that were hand beaded and embroidered in her native Philippines! Now, if that wasn't enough, Andrew the groom, was Scottish so of course we had to put some of his culture in the flowers! I incorporated small swatches of his clan tartan into Sunny's bouquet as well as into his bout. The flowers were all natural looking with lots of greenery types, as well as twigs. Even the bouttoniere's had tiny twigs as well as a stem wrap of wired twine. Perfect for this natural, culutural infused wedding! Congratulations to Sunny and Andrew!

Tracys romantic, heirloom fall wedding

Tracy loved the look of sangria, orange and champagne. She also loved the look of heirloom romance and she wanted it to all work with a fall wedding. No problem! Combining flowers that have the colors she loved with textures that spoke of romance and a heirloom style, set everything in the historical Cliff House in Manitou Springs and you have exactly what she was looking for! Tracy even called me to thank me just before she left on her honeymoon! I guess I hit that one out of the ball park! Congratulations to Tracy and Scott. And Scott, I am going to miss your phone calls about all the details! :o)

I made the bride cry!

As anyone who knows me will tell you, I love it when I make a bride cry when she sees her bouquet! I love knowing that what I created for her special day was so beautiful that it made her well up with happy emotion! This was the case with Chrissy. When I delivered her flowers to her hotel on her wedding day, I was at the reception desk chatting with the front clerk (who also was wowed by the flowers!) when Chrissy walked in. Gasp, ooh, and suddenly there came the tears! After some happy hugs, I left knowing that my part in her big day was a success! Months later, I was delighted to get a Christmas card from Chrissy and her new hubby Branden showing highlights from their wedding day, including the bouquet that made her cry! Thank you Chrissy for sending me that special surprise!

Fall Flower Fun!

One of the best things about fall flowers is that they come in such wonderful varieties! And yes, many of these flowers do come in at other times of the year thanks to growers in all climates all over the world, but somehow, when you combine them with fall colors for a fall wedding, they just seem like fall flowes! Patty's flower combo of sunflowers, lilies, ranunculus, freesia, bouvardia, gerbera daisies and hypericum berries were perfect for her fall wedding to Matt. And, there may not be a picture here, but guess what we used for her aisle decor? Fall leaves scattered down the length for her to walk through of course! Congratulations to Patty and Matt!

Blue, orange, yellow and hot pink! YUMMY!

I have written before about how fall weddings are so rich in color and full of texture. And how, you don't always have to stick to the yellows, reds, and oranges to make an impact with your fall flowers. Natalie and Eric's wedding florals were a perfect example of this! Natalie chose a bouquet that was mainly blues, whites, and a bit of chocolates/blacks while her bridesmaids carried bouquets rich in oranges, hot pinks, yellows, blues and chocholate! Between the colors and the textures of the flowers, greenery and even a bit of rosemary for the bride and groom, this wedding had a power punch of color and fun! Congratulations Natalie and Eric!

One of my favorite flower combos!

Now, I have to say, I love pretty much all flowers and all weddings. I can't help it! There truly isn't a wedding, flower or color combo that I don't love. But, there are some that just reach out and really grab me. That was the case with Cory and Brad's wedding at the Garden of the Gods Club in September. I just LOVED the combination of flowers/colors for this wedding. Maybe it was the use of fun textures such as the scented geranium leaves and the bunny tail grass. Or maybe it was just that with the setting! After all, GOG is truly one of the best wedding venues in Colorado. I don't know, but check out the pro pictures from Becky Young Photography http://www.blog.beckyyoungphotography.com/ and then you tell me, was that just plain yummy or what!?! Click on September 2010 and go to their wedding for Becky's amazing photos! Congratulations Cory and Brad! And thank you for letting me create your gorgeous wedding day flowers!